I wrote this article last year for my High School’s Paper. I was going to write a game review today, but I discovered this piece, for all of you to enjoy. Please note all of the mistakes, for you (Probably) won’t see them in my future articles (Example: Using “I”)

One of my rules is to hand-out bad reviews, but after facing Phoenix Wright in Court, I digress. In the third instalment of the “Ace Attorney” series, Phoenix Wright is back in court, to face five brand new cases. The player takes control of Phoenix Wright, an infamous Defence Attorney known for his ability to “turnabout” a seemingly impossible case. Players get to investigate crime scenes, collect evidence, and of course, face-off in Court.

The “Investigation” parts of the game are seemingly simple enough, but to add to the difficulty, you must collect all evidence in order to proceed, and unlock all “Psyche-locks”. Psyche-Locks are the locks of people’s secrets that turn up when a person lies (and can only be seen by the holder of the “Magatama”) You present evidence in order to break these locks, which in-turn, garners you more information for that particular case. After you complete everything, you’re given the option to save, and move on to the “Trial” part of the game. Trials are the core of the game, and can be very intense. The court is introduced usually in a comedic fashion, and the current trial is reviewed. After the opening statement from the Prosecution Attorney, they will call out their witness to testify. You being the Defence Attorney must “Cross-Examine” the witness, to net out any contradictions you may find. To find a contradiction you must first peruse through the “Court Record”, which is the truth, any statement that deviates from that record, is a contradiction. Once you find a contradiction, you present the evidence that it contradicts, slam your hands on the table, point towards the witness and shout “Objection!”

The greatest thing about Phoenix Wright is not the game play, but the music, the characters and the plot. This game’s music is very jazz-inspired and always fit the mood and the character. When the “Pursuit” theme plays, the whole scene just intensifies beyond belief. Another great track is “The Fragrance of Dark Coffee”, very jazzy, and is the theme of the mysterious Prosecutor: Godot (Pronounced Go-Doh). Speaking of which, this Prosecutor comes “back from Hell” in order to face Phoenix Wright, in court. He’s ruthless, drinks a lot of Coffee (17 Cups per Trial) and openly disrespects Phoenix, calling him “Trite” which is most fitting. Did I mention he wears an electronic visor? Godot himself, is very a very deep character, having a huge lexicon of metaphors (mainly Coffee ones; “I am no Spoony Bard I assure you!”) The game houses many memorable characters such as Detective Dick Gumshoe, Larry Butz, Maya Fey and even the Judge. The title character has an immense sense of Justice, and believes in his client until the very end. Now, the plot of the game is the most interesting. It may not seem like it, but most of the cases do revolve around one greater story line, which I dare not spoil. The first case revolves around Phoenix Wright, as he is accused of murder, and you control his future Mentor (Mia Fey) and prove him innocent. After the game is complete, all loose ends from all three games are tied, and good times are had by all.

Overall this game is amazing, and a must have for anybody who loves a good plot, memorable characters and great music. Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations gets a “Not Guilty” verdict in my court.

I hope you enjoyed this article, and will attempt to pick up and play the Phoenix Wright games . Next week,( or possibly sooner… or later) look forward to a review on Super Robot Taisen: Original Generation AND (AND!) Fire Emblem 7 (The first American GBA release of Fire Emblem) I may just pull a shenanigan and review Golden Sun.

-Your one and only: BadGuy

Well as many of us know some things in life will give you a funny feeling in the pants. If unknown by the reading populace of this site Fable 2 was one of these things, and after days and months of playing Fable 2 – beating it many a times and owning literally every available place to buy, changing into the opposite gender, becoming The Major and every other title, contracting diseases, and making my girl friend angry at me, starting to fail classes, and probably making a hospital into a good place to visit.
I have decided that Fable 2 was a utter disappointment in comparison to Fable and the vast majority of other RPG’s, and thus not worth it. Its good for a play but… come on! For a final bad guy, killing him with a music box you find in a limbo type area by just pressing A is a horrible final boss! complete balls in mouth if you will. I was expecting a good 15 hours of main story line but you can rush through it in at least 5 hours. It hurts me doing what i did for that game Lion Head lolzzzzzz you break my heart with this game… if it was not for Fable 1 being so amazing then i would completely and utterly hate you with all thats left of me.

Still was a good game just its needs more. A lot more. So much more that it should be paring oblivion in length.

So last night i was really bored and was playing games i have already obliterated so i start another oblivion file and relapse has occurred i am addicted to it again. It should pass here cause Fable 2 is coming out on October 21. So well with no money whats so ever i might just have to start selling drugs just to be able to buy it. Which is not that bad i guess other then the fact that after it comes out my empire will fall….=( but its a small price to pay for a game that is hopefully amazing beyond all belief.

I found this pretty sweet but very unfair that people who work at movie/ game stores can own the game before it is released because the store will have it in stock and just let the workers buy it when they get it the only thing is they have to pay for it on the release date or else they could be caught for releasing a game before its out.

Just look at the screen shots here

Sweet

Have fun gaming y’all should be really sweet.

Heres some new music I’ve stumbled upon these past few weeks, the majority of it is indie rock/pop.

First off id like to start with one of my personal favorites, The Friendly Fires. Every time i listen to them they just seem to get better and better. One thing I really like about The Friendly Fires is that all their songs sound nothing like the next. The Friendly Fires first album is due to be released on September 1st 2008 so you’ll have to be patient. If you want to here more you can check them out on their Myspace page or on Last.fm.

Friendly Fires -Jump In The Pool

Secondly, Sea Wolf. You may or may not have heard of them as they are not that “new” but they are also not very popular. I must say they are starting to catch on to me one of their hit songs “Your a Wolf” is especially catchy and I cant stop listening to it. So far they have only released one album called “Leaves In The River” (I cannot find it anywhere) which you can listen to on their Myspace page or their Last.fm page.

Sea Wolf – Your A Wolf

Lastly and most definitely one of my favorite bands, so young and talented these guys are amazing. The Bombay Bicycle Club which in my opinion really grasp the emotion that music should. Its not just one of those bands that sound like all of the other ones, they truly have developed a style unlike any other. You can give them a listen on their Myspace or Last.fm page.

Bombay Bicycle Club – Early Morning

Enjoy.

Wow. this movie was absolute shit. I can’t believe people even thought it was good. I only managed to get 30 MINUTES IN and then i stopped watching. I couldn’t deal with how terrible it was. It’s not even worth seeing for free, like i did.

Mike Myers just isn’t funny in this. He was hilarious in Austin Powers and a few other movies but definitely not in this.

I give the Love Guru
/ 10

Thats right, new ranking on EW. IT FUCKING BOMBED.